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"Wisconsin is Wisconsin," Purdue cornerback Da'Wan Hunte said Wednesday.

It was a compliment, a simple statement that relayed so much: A history of punishing, productive running backs led by a bruising, physical offensive line and a defense that presents enough wrinkles and physicality to offer a nice complement.

With such being the case, there are many matchups that'll be key Saturday when the Boilermakers head to Madison, Wis., to face the seventh-ranked Badgers.